Bale-tie-securing device.



J. T. A. TODD.

BALE TIE SECURING DEVICE.

APPLICATION men OCT- 26. 1916.

1,217,851. Patented Feb.27,1917

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BALE -TIE-SECURING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedF eb. 27;,- 1917.

Application filedOctober 26,1916. Serial-No; 127,890. 1

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES T. A; TODD, a citizen ofthe United States, residing. at Fort Vorth, in the county of Tarrant and State of Texas, have invented certainnew and useful Improvementsin Bale-Tie-Securing. Devices, of which the following isa specification.

My invention. relates to devices for replacing. ties on-bales of fibrous-material, and more particularly on bales of cotton, and the object. is. to provide simple. devices by which bale-ties can be. easily and quickly put on-bales of cotton; This device isparticularly designed for replacing tieswhich have beenbro'ken-from thebales. Thepra'ctice now inputting on: ties, wherebuckles have. been broken, isto put the bale backin the. compress and. then compress the bale so that the ties can be placed on. asin the first instance of compressingthe bale With such device as is set forth herein,.theties can beput on the bale without. the expense and" time ofiputtingthe bale back intothe compress. Other objects and advantages will be fully explainedinthe following description, and the invention will be more particularly pointed out in the claims- 7 Reference is had to the. accompanying drawings which form apart of this application, in whicha I Figure 1. is a; plan view'of the. device.

Fig.2.is a planview. ofthe frame.- I

is an elevation. of the wide end of the gripping block.

Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view of. the same.

Fig. 5' is an elevation of. the narrow end of the grippingblock; V

Fig. 6 is a. top plan view of the clamps.

Fig. 7 is an. elevation. of the .wide end. of saidlclamps; and. I

Fig. 8 is a bottom planv view of the-same.

Fig. 9 is an. elevation of the narrow end of the clamps.

Fig. 10 is an end view. of the screw shaft socket.

Fig. 11 is a side view of the same.

Fig. 12 isaside elevation. of'the device assembled, showing. portions of: the end. of a tie. Y

Fig. 13is an.enlargedLside-elevation ofthe Fig. 14 is an elevation. of the rear end of the stationary gripping block.

. Similar characters of reference. are used l lying in the grooves 25. The clamps 5 and 12 adjacent. edges on the under: side to receive to indicate the same parts throughout the several views. v

The present application is filed' to take the'placeof the application filed by me on August. 28, 1916; Ser. No; 117,327.

A frame 1, flat and substantially quadrangular in form, is provided at one end with; the lug. 2. which may be formed integral th'erewithf, andthe frame has an elevated portion" for the purpose of locating the lug 2. A stationary gripping block 3 is mounted-I on the lug 2 and clamps 5= are'receivedi in a recess 1 in the underside of the block3. The tie 6 is caught between the clamps 5. The clamps 5 are angular and have. T-shaped ribs 1 1.011 the upper side which are received in grooves 25 in block 3. A stationary gripping block is'necessary at one end of theframe 1- to hold the end of the tie' 6, which carriesthe'bale-tie-buckle 7 A. movable gripping. block 8: is: also necessary to bring. the other end of the bale-tie in position to 'be caught on-the buckle 7., The blocks 8- and 8 are similar in gripping structure andisimilar referencenumerals are; used to designate'like'. parts of each.- The block 3 has a raised socket portion 9- which has socketfll" to receive the lug 2. The: block 8 has a. raised portion 10 with a socket 1 1-, which should be in line with the lug: 2, The raised. portion 10' may be formed: integral the block 8- and-the raised portion 9 may be formed integral with the block 3. The block Shas a-"groove 1 and grooves 25 therein to receive clamps 12- with their ribs .la and. the clamps12 grip th'eend 1-3 of the tiewhich is to be forced near enough to be caught in the -bale-tie buckle 7'. The tie is grippedby the clamps 12 and the clamps 1-2 are caught and wedged into the converging grooves in the block 8, whichgroov'es are wider at the-front end than-at their rear end so' that the harder the push on the tie the tighter'will the tie be gripped: The clamps 12 are angular and have rib portions 14 are recessed at their the endsof the tie 6' and: 13. The tie rests against flanges 26= by which! the tie is prevented from-falling. out of the clamps. The recesses in the bottom parts-of the clamps 5 and l2 are curved on the upper sides of the recesses: so that when strain comes on the edges oi the tie? the tie willbuckle or curve upwardly toward the center of the tie. This is necessary because otherwise the tie might buckle downward and thus slip out of the clamps.

Means are provided for forcing the tie end 18 toward the tie end 6 so that the two ends can be caught in the buckle 7. A screw socket is hung on the frame 1 by means of a headed belt or lug 16 which is rigid with the socket 15 and is adapted to lie in a recess 1'? in the frame 1. This recess is curved so that the lug 16 can rock therein. The socket 15 is firmly secured to the frame 1 by a stud bolt 18 which passes through an angular recess 19 in the frame 1. A power screw-shaft 20 is threaded and operates through the socket 15, which is threaded, and the screw-thread has a pintle or stem 21 which enters the recess 11 in the block 8. The shoulder 22 will bear against the end of the block 8 and will force the block 8 toward the block 3, when the screw-shaft is driven, and thus bring the end 13 of the tie near enough to the end 6 to be caught in the buckle 7. In order that the tie may be shifted i laterally at the end so that it can enter the buckle (which will be turned on the side to receive the tie), the angular socket 19 will permit the swinging of the socket 15 on the lug 16, which will turn in the recess 17 and the bolt 18 will pass outwardly and upwardly in the slot 19. The ties are prepared for receiving the buckle by bending the ends of the tie inwardly; that is, so that the folded ends 23 will be neXt to the bale. It is apparent from Figs. f and G that the converging grooves in the blocks 3 and 8, and the angular clamps 5 and 12, will grip the ties so that the ends will be brought together to receive the buckle when the block 8 is driven by the screw-shaft 20. The clamps are released by unscrewing the screw-shaft 20.

The socket 15 should be constructed with the side next to the frame 1 flat for making the screw-shaft steady against lateral turning motion while driving the gripping block 8. Various changes in the sizes and proportions and construction of the various parts may be made without departing from my in vention.

Means are provided for preventing the clamps 5 and 12 from falling from the gripping blocks 3 and 8. Portions of the outer flanges of the T-ribs 14 are cut away, as at 27, and set screws 28 are inserted in the outer sides of the gripping blocks and project into the cut-outs 27. The cut-outs 27 should belong enough to permit sufficient the ends of the ties.

I claim: 1. A bale-t1e securing device comprising a frame, a stationary gripping-block mount- :1

ed on one end of said frame, and a movable gripping-block mounted on the other end of said frame, and said blocks having each a groove therein and said grooves converging in opposite directions, clamps in said grooves provided with recesses for gripping the ends of the tie, and means for forcing said movable block toward said stationary block for bringing the ends of the bale-tie together.

2. A bale-tie securing device comprising a frame, converging clamps stationary on one end of said frame and converging clamps movably mounted on the other end of said frame, said clamps having recesses for gripping the ends of a bale-tie, and one side of each recess being curved for permitting the ties to buckle inwardly and not outwardly relative to the clamps, and means for driving said movable clamps toward said stationary clamp for bringing the ends of the bale-tie together.

3. A bale-tie securing device comprising a frame, angular converging clamps stationary on one end of said frame and angular converging clamps movably mounted on the other end of said frame, said clamps having curved recesses to grip and hold the ends of a bale-tie, and means swingingly mounted on said frame for forcing said movable clamps toward said stationary clamps for bringing the ends of the bale-tie toward each other.

4. A bale-tie securing device comprising a frame, a stationary gripping-block mounted on one end of said frame and a movable gripping-block mounted on the other end of said frame, said blocks having oppositely converging grooves therein, clamps in said grooves provided with recesses to receive the ends of the tie, a screw-shaft socket mounted on said frame, and a screw-shaft operating through said socket for driving said movable block toward said stationary block.

5. A bale-tie securing device comprising a frame, a stationary gripping block mounted on one end of said'frame, and a movable gripping block mounted on the other end of said frame, said blocks having oppositely extending converging grooves and T-shaped grooves within said converging grooves, clamps mounted in said grooves for engaging the ends of the tie and having T-shaped ribs on the upper side to enter said T-shaped grooves, a screw-shaft socket swingingly mounted on said frame, and a screw-shaft operating through said socket and engaging said movable block for driving said block toward said stationary block for bringing the ends of the tie together. movement of the clamps 5 and 12 to performi'v their functions of clamping and releasing 6. A bale-tie securing device comprising frame provided with an inwardly project, ng lug at one end, a stationary gripping lock having a recess therein mounted on aid lug, and a movable gripping block provided with an opening therethrough mount ed on the other end of said frame, said blocks having oppositely converging grooves therein, clamps for engaging the bale-tie mounted in said grooves, a power screw-shaft socket swingingly mounted on said frame, and a power screw-shaft operating through said socket and having a pintle projecting in the opening of said movable block.

7. A bale-tie securing device comprising a frame, a stationary gripping block mounted on one end of said frame and a movable gripping block mounted on the other end of said frame, each block having a longitudinal groove therein and the grooves converging in opposite directions, clamps in said grooves for gripping the ends of the ties and having recesses in the sides thereof, set screws for projecting through the sides of said gripping block 111 sald recesses, and means for IfOIClllQ said movable block toward said stationary' block for bringing the ends of the JAMES T. A. TODD.

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